Written question asked by James Clappison (Conservative) on Wednesday, 3 July 2002, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 16 July 2002. It was answered by Baroness Primarolo (Labour) on Tuesday, 16 July 2002 on behalf of the Treasury.

Treasury

Question: To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the proportion of fraudulent claims for working families tax credit which result in prosecution in each of the last three years. - Inc table.

Answer: Mr. Clappison: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of the proportion of fraudulent claims for working families tax credit which result in prosecution in each of the last three years. [67775] Dawn Primarolo: The Revenue's approach to compliance is based on the progressive use of civil penalties and it prosecutes in more serious cases of fraud. The table gives the numbers of cases investigated which were found to be non-compliant, the number of penalties imposed and the number prosecuted in the last three years. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. As at 31 March 2000 2001 2002 Cases found to be non-compliant 250 5,213 8,595 Penalties imposed 3 237 524 Successful prosecutions 0 2 29 _________________________________________________________________________________________________.

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